MOSCOW, Feb 26 – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that only a “madman” could propose a permanent ban on oil imports from Russia, as planned by the European Union.
The European Commission will submit a legal proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports on April 15, three days after Hungary’s parliamentary election, according to EU officials and a document seen by Reuters.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)